Happy Tuesday!!
So now, after discussing the romance genre, I thought, a great way to help give some visual examples of all the information i posted about yesterday, would be to show some film openings following the genre. Because you know, sometimes videos are more eye catching than paragraphs of text! LOL!
So here are some of my favorite romance film openings, each to follow with an analysis of how it represents the genre
Fifty Shades of Grey
Although the storyline Fifty Shades of Grey differs quite dramatically from the film opening I’m planning on presenting, the movie has an extremely amazing use of their preferred colors in their opening. The greys, blues, blacks, and dark “grey” theme is executed throughout the opening, with the costume design following those colors, the rainy weather outside, as well as the set which included silver/grey buildings and cars. Both main characters are introduced in the 3 minutes, those of which you find details of their incomes, lifestyle, and even personality. The female love interest is sent to go interview with the male love interest, and it is up until that point that the opening is disclosed. Lots of questions bubble as she drives to meet him, but the answer was still up for grabs!
The Last Summer
The Last Summer was your typical romance movie about two worlds colliding into a summer fling, they then carry on to be the focal point of the movie with the relationship. When I was scrolling through movies to watch one night, I enjoyed the opening of this movie so much that in all honesty, was the only reason I continued watching. The opening consisted of a voice over, and although that is typically an easy way out, there was so many shots and scenes being cut from one to another, that it caught the attention of my eyes, and persuaded my thoughts to conclude this movie opening was the best part of this film! With that being said, it engaged the audience, made me want to continue watching, established a background story, and introduced all the main characters.
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